Summary

In week 20 (May 14–20), visits for all causes and hospitalizations following a visit decreased among children under 2 years of age (by 14% and 5%, respectively) and increased moderately among children aged 2–14 (by 2% and 7%, respectively). Among adults, all-cause visits were down (-4%), while hospitalizations following visits remained stable.

Following an increase observed in Week 19 (May 7–13), visits for seasonal illnesses—excluding meningitis—decreased across all age groups. Visits for viral meningitis rose moderately among those aged 15 and older (+12%).

Among non-specific indicators, there has been an increase in visits for malaise among children (+18%, or +78 visits) and adults (+8%, or +697 visits), as well as an increase in hospitalizations following visits for malaise among children only (+42%). There is also an increase in visits for dehydration among those aged 15–74 (+11%) and for isolated fever among those over 75 (+11%).

Among the most common conditions, for children aged 2–14 and adults aged 15–74, visits for acute abdominal pain (up 15% and 8%, respectively) and neurological conditions (up 21% and 11%, respectively) are on the rise. There was also an increase in visits for trauma among 2- to 14-year-olds (+7%) and for stroke among those over 75 (+10%).